The Final Of Us co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin has talked about the way forward for the present in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, confirming there are nonetheless a number of seasons left for the Emmy-nominated adaptation. Mazin additionally hinted that the present has already discovered its Abby, although casting bulletins have been placed on maintain by the strike.
When requested whether or not season two can be going again to 10 episodes, or following the primary season in solely having 9, Mazin says “neither,” elaborating that: “We have laid out our imaginative and prescient to HBO for a way this sequence ought to lay out throughout not one season, however a number of seasons.”
Having beforehand talked about the thought of a fourth season in passing, Mazin is requested whether or not 4 seasons is the present plan for The Final Of Us. “You by no means know,” he solutions. “It could actually find yourself being three or 5. However 4 looks like a very good quantity. Some seasons, due to the story we’re telling, will want fewer episodes and a few will want extra.”
“When all is alleged and finished, I feel the knowledge of how we lay it out will hopefully be clear,” Mazin provides, after explaining that he would not need to add extra episodes for the sake of a crowd-pleasing announcement. “I do not know if any season will even have the identical quantity of episodes. However, no matter, the quantity’s not necessary. What’s necessary is after they get to the top of the season, they’re like, ‘That was a very good season.'” Whereas Mazin would not need to put a particular quantity on something at this level, he additionally confirmed that the story of The Final Of Us Half 2 “doesn’t match into one season.”
Whereas on the subject of Half 2, Mazin discusses casting for the subsequent season, together with the foremost position of Abby. “Look, Abby was the primary position that we wished to sort out,” he stated, after explaining that the strike has put a pause on any casting for the second. “We have got a reasonably good monitor report of creating main forged bulletins and folks going, ‘Actually?’ which is able to most likely proceed. So individuals could disagree, however I feel we bought it proper thus far and the viewers appears to really feel we bought it proper and the Academy appears to really feel we bought it proper.”
Mazin additionally weighed in on the Hollywood strikes through the interview, saying he is assured the unions will win this battle.
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